A&O CLASS NOTES April 21 2020

.I like mottos, they crystalize ideas, and those in Latin or Greek have a dignity and weight that holds your attention—as though it was a conservative part of your cultural DNA. So…

facis de necessitate virtutem

(“you make a virtue of necessity”)

closely related to

Mater artium necessitas

(“The mother of invention is necessity”)

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(Connect remote sites by ZOOM – instructions (the ZOOM URL) to come in e-mail the day of class)

CHECK-IN: be prepared to comment on

how you are coping with the added factor of the pandemic … how are you doing? Any experiences to share? Joys? Concerns?

Then

MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION

THENCheck-out a couple of questions after presentations are complete –these may help with final paper:

How/Why is “being on the edge (of your ability) evoke your best form” (directly connected to the mottos in the epigraph) (CONNECT to a key point about the continuum from subclinical to pathological stress: mild stress can ENERGIZE, intense stress can PARALYZE)

How/Why do “afterthoughts” — ideas that pop up after a conversation (or presentation) ends

I will contact you after presentations

THENCONTACT ME at any time about preparation of your paper — Beyond the main points developed in class for DEEP ETHOLOGY and ART, you have great artistic freedom in expressing yourself.

For example, you may choose to display your art or that of others as a complement the verbal narrative in your paper; doodles welcome;

be sure to comment on your feelings about the ROOTS of your paper and its potential FRUIT.

REPRESENTING ART IN YOUR PAPER: how to include CREATION and/or APPRECIATION of what ART can contribute to insight about about your topic. RELATED to that is what PERSONAL experiences energize or contribute to your paper.